Boarding Options
Oakham offers comfortable, well equipped and these ‘overnights’, by arrangement with the
accommodation designed to provide a ‘home Housemaster, can be specific nights each week,
from home’. After Saturday morning lessons there used as the need arises or accumulated for a longer
is a busy and varied weekend programme for period. Day boarders can have supper and stay till
boarders, including sport, activities and visits to the end of supervised prep every evening and
local attractions. participate fully in the routines of their House.
Parents can pay an additional charge for a fourth
Full Boarders
night, but no more. The School does
Over 55% of our pupils are boarders: the majority
not offer weekly boarding.
choose full boarding whilst some 15% are day
boarders. There are ten boarding houses where
Lower School Transitional Boarding
boys and girls are accommodated separately.
From September 2010 we are offering from one to
Each House is a distinctive and supportive
four nights a week boarding for Lower School pupils
community, well equipped with study areas and
in addition to full boarding. On those nights, pupils
bedrooms, common rooms and a kitchen where
are fully-fledged boarders, enjoying all the benefits
pupils can prepare snacks. Some 80% of bedrooms
of belonging to a boarding house, including joining
are either single or twin whilst younger pupils enjoy
fellow boarders in the range of activities open to
the company of four or more of their own age.
them. On non-boarding evenings, transitional
Pupils can personalise their space with posters and
boarders can, at no extra charge, stay until school
family photos. With the close support of their
bed time including supper, prep and activities.
resident Housemaster or Housemistress and their
pastoral team, girls and boys quickly feel at home
Day Pupils
and at ease with their extended family. There are six day houses each offering pupils
a large common room, separate study areas and
Day Boarders
changing facilities. The Housemasters, assisted by a
The School admits a limited number of day
team of tutors, are responsible for the welfare of the
boarders who are attached to boarding houses
boys and girls in their house at all times and for
and are guaranteed overnight accommodation in
their academic guidance. Day pupils are encouraged
their own room for three nights a week. There are
to participate fully in the life of the School and,
usually only three or four day boarders in each year
when they are required to be present for an official
group per Middle School boarding house.
activity in the evenings or at the weekends,
This scheme is flexible to adapt to family needs
appropriate meals are available free of charge.
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